The Washington Post posted an article on its website dated Sunday, September 16, 2007, about the growing Democratic vote in western Colorado. The Democratic vote is growing because of environmental concerns brought on by the Bush Administration's plans to vastly increase oil and natural gas drilling in Western Colorado. According to the residents of western Colorado, this increased drilling is destroying the beauty of the area. The natural beauty is one reason why many people have moved to the western part of the state.
This is a quote from the article:
At the behest of the White House, which made accelerated oil and gas leasing the top priority of the Bureau of Land Management, the gas industry has in the past five years transformed huge tracts of an iconic Western landscape into something resembling an industrial zone. As Coloradoans struggle to adjust to the changes -- a steady flow of heavy rigs on back roads, powerful odors from evaporation ponds and a small army of roughnecks gobbling methamphetamine to work 12-hour shifts -- disquiet grows over federal plans to open the spigot wider yet.
If you haven't visited western Colorado, you may want to schedule a visit before Bush turns the state into one great big oil and gas drilling field.
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